February 29, 2008 – 22:58
When I couldn’t find the inspiration for a seasonal card late last year, I contemplated sending one out celebrating the 29th of February. Looking back on this day, I’m kinda glad I didn’t do that either.
February 29, 2008 turned out to be a day pretty much like any other.
February 28, 2008 – 18:59
Het boekje met alle columns die Jeroen van Merwijk schreef voor het Utrechts Nieuwsblad, begint aldus:
Jeroen van Merwijk — Dit lees je nooit
Is dat nou moeilijk, een column schrijven?
Waarop het antwoord luidt, Nee, hoor. Een column schrijven is het makkelijkste dat er is.
Toen ik na afloop van zijn voorstelling in Amersfoort dit boekje aanschafte (immers, [...]
February 26, 2008 – 19:53
In my CD collection there are quite a few bands who have delved deep into Lovecraft’s work to find inspiration for their art: Iron Maiden (look at the covers of Life after Death and No Prayer for the Dying), Metallica (”The Call of Ktulu”, “The Thing That Should Not Be”), The Vision Bleak (they’re pretty [...]
February 26, 2008 – 18:18
Some people don’t really like “Total Eclipse of the Heart”. In fact, this is an actual statement I came across today: I hate that song, and believe there is a special layer of Hell that plays nothing but Jim Steinman songs. Of course, that would be paradise.
So I started to wonder what other levels of [...]
February 24, 2008 – 23:52
Tonight, in the Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, I got knocked over the head. Again. It was the fourth time I saw a show by Wende Snijders, and just like the previous three times, it was totally beyond awesome. She has the voice and the power to convince me, even when I don’t have the remotest clue what [...]
February 24, 2008 – 10:12
First things first: There is no photographic evidence, and there won’t be any (what the hell) the slides are up now.
The Lost&Found evening went down like this: the doors opened, I was playing some obscure Meat Loaf songs, including a lot from his Motown soul era [download .mp3], and some related musical goodness (like Ellen [...]
February 22, 2008 – 21:00
At this moment, I’m in Amsterdam, where I am to hold a presentation about the mythical thing Meat Loaf won’t do for love.
Check back on Sunday for my thoughts on the whole thing, the slides, photographic evidence, etc.
February 18, 2008 – 22:46
While I should be doing constructive — like working on that presentation for Friday, or planning what to cook for nine people on Saturday — my mind can’t stop going over something our prime-minister said. Yesterday, in an interview for ‘Hour of Power’ (the interview starts about 33 minutes in), he said
Omdat je zonder het [...]
February 15, 2008 – 23:59
Trying to install Ubuntu on an old Sony Vaio might just drive me to insanity #
after multiple (probably external CD-rom related) failures, trying again with xubuntu … if this does not work, I’m giving up #
Wat is nog irritanter dan de KPN-"goedemoggel" TV reclame? Juist: de radio versie. Of de mensen die het nu nog [...]
February 14, 2008 – 16:00
It’s simple: load all your music in your favorite player, shuffle/randomize, and post the first ten tracks that come up.
Queensrÿche - I Don’t Believe In Love
Winter Rose - I’ll Never Fall In Love Again
Black Sabbath - Evil Woman (Don’t Play Your Games With Me) [mp3]
Keane - We Might As Well Be Strangers
Lana Lane - Love [...]